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Ditch the Degree Design School
Module 0: Welcome to the Course! [START HERE]
Welcome to Ditch the Degree Design School! (5:05)
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Module 1: Design Foundations + Psychology
Lesson 0: Module Intro (3:24)
Lesson 1. Understanding Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite (10:51)
Lesson 2: Raster vs. Vector (9:01)
Lesson 3: Print vs. Web Design (13:17)
Lesson 4: What makes good design? (22:59)
Lesson 5: Understanding Typography (13:14)
Module 2: Designing Print Graphics
Lesson 1: Create a New Document (10:00)
Lesson 2: An Overview of Your Workspace (7:36)
Lesson 3: Basic Workspace Setup (17:12)
Lesson 4: Basic Tools and Commands (24:38)
Lesson 5: Type Tools (22:09)
Lesson 6: Placing Images (9:26)
Project: Business Cards (Setting Up + Saving Print Docs)
Lesson 7: Design Your Own Business Cards (21:17)
Lesson 8: Saving Your File for Print (18:22)
Module 3: Designing Web Graphics
Lesson 1: Arranging Images (4:10)
Lesson 2: The Layers Panel (6:22)
Lesson 3: Using Clipping Masks (Cropping Images) (8:45)
Lesson 4: Transparency, Gradients and Effects (26:59)
Project: Social Media Templates (Setting Up + Saving Web Graphics and Template Files)
Lesson 5: Create a Blog or Social Media Template (35:24)
Lesson 6: Saving Web Graphics (9:59)
Module 4: Vector Icons and Illustrations
Lesson 1: Learning The Pen Tool (24:04)
Lesson 2: Editing Vector Shapes (15:58)
Lesson 3: Manipulating Vector Shapes (16:01)
Lesson 4: Vectorizing Raster Images (9:45)
Project: Creating Custom Icons
Lesson 5: Design Your Own Icons (12:35)
BONUS: Design Organization + Customization
Utilizing the Libraries Window (12:27)
Organizing Your Design Files (7:12)
BONUS: Web Design Bundle
Designing Social Media Banners (16:49)
Creating Custom Email Signatures (14:08)
Designing Infographics (11:00)
BONUS: Print Design Bundle
Designing Letterheads (24:06)
Designing Stationery (13:08)
Designing Brochures (12:22)
CERTIFICATE: Get your DDDS Certificate of Completion
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Designer Q&A Calls (Archived Recordings)
September 2020 Designer Q&A Call (51:54)
November 2020 Designer Q&A Call (35:26)
December 2020 Designer Q&A Call (4:06)
Lesson 3: Using Clipping Masks (Cropping Images)
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